Plant Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
SERINE	1	Bud	not available	3830.0	not available	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
SERINE	1	Seed	not available	7665.0	-0.56	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
SHIKIMIC-ACID	14	Fruit	25.0	220.0	-1.00	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
SODIUM	1	Bud	not available	90.0	-1.00	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
SODIUM	1	Seed	not available	714.0	0.42	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
STEARIC-ACID	8	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Seed	3130.0	10555.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Seed Oil	not available	58000.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL	0	Seed Oil	not available	70000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL	12	Seed Oil	not available	65000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID	7	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE	14	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS	0	Fruit	56000.0	560000.0	1.43	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TARTARIC-ACID	6	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Bud	not available	0.1	-1.00	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
THIAMIN	31	Fruit	0.1	1.3	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Bud	not available	3845.0	not available	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
THREONINE	4	Seed	not available	7330.0	-0.18	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
TOCOPHEROL	93	Bud	not available	2.5	not available	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Seed	not available	1665.0	-0.57	Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antinephritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic	3	Martindale's 28th
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	23	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist	3	Merck 11th Edition